To the Wesleyan Class of 2010:

You are about to experience a major change in your life. A natural lifecycle event such as graduation or first job can create anxiety and uncertainty.

In this Transitions Workshop you will:

— Learn about the three stages of all life transitions,

— Track your unique psychological pattern that emerges during stressful times,

— Learn concrete tools to help you navigate the challenges of graduation and life after Wesleyan.

Come and participate in an experiential workshop of lecture, personal writing (for your eyes only), and discussion.

Charlotte Wolovsky, LCSW, P’10, is a psychoanalyst and couples therapist who has been in private practice in New York City since 1976. She is president of the New York chapter of Imago Relationship Therapists (NYAIRT) and was director of Continuing Education for the Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy from 1998 to 2005.

Sponsored by the Wesleyan Career Resource Center

What: Transitions Workshop

When:  1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Where: Allbritton, Room 103

Music! Art! FREE desserts from Fusion Bakery!
Join the Friends of the Davison Art Center for an evening of food, artist’s books, and jazz.
The event is designed to promote FREE student membership to the FDAC and to give students a chance to explore the nationally recognized historic Alsop House and the current Robin Price gallery exhibition after hours. Come for FREE delicious desserts, great art, and live music!
Date: Friday, May 7,
Time: 5-7 pm (stop by before going to the thesis films!)
Place: Courtyard of the Davison Art Center (where that fountain is)
All are welcome!

We’ve all heard about Shining Hope for Communities, the organization founded by Kennedy Odede ’12 and Jess Posner ’09, which works to alleviate poverty and gender inequality in Kenya’s Kibera slum.

What you probably don’t know is that Shining Hope, represented by Kennedy and Ari Tolman ‘10 have just won the 2010 Dell Social Innovation Competition! Shining Hope won the overall competition and the People’s Choice Award. That means they’ve won the grand prize of $50,000, plus an additional $1,000 for the People’s choice award. The Dell Social Innovation Competition is an international competition with over 800 entries.

Great work! Congratulations!

Want to be on social committee, the group that plans Spring Fling (as well as all other aspects of our social lives here at wes)?

For those who are total lamos, Spring Fling is Wesleyan’s annual mega-concert-awesome-event, duh. Applications for next year’s positions are due Sunday May 9th. Here’s the official blurb:

Spring Fling is an all-campus outdoor concert that happens every May.  In the past, artists like GZA, The Hold Steady, and TV on the Radio have come to rock out Wesleyan’s student body. If you would like to be a member of the Social Committee, the group that plans Spring Fling, in the 2010-2011 school year, please answer these questions and send them to mgardner@wesleyan.edu by Sunday, May 9th.  We will review all applications and contact applicants for interviews.  The committee meets once a week according to member availability.

1) What have you enjoyed about past Spring Flings?  What would you change?  If you have not been to a Spring Fling here, say not applicable.
2) Do you think it’s better to try to bring as many acts as possible, or would you rather spend the money on one big act?
3) What is the best concert you have ever attended?  Why?
4) Who would you like to bring next year?
5) Are you willing to wake up at 6 AM and set up Spring Fling?
6) Social Committee is looking for members with experience booking acts and arranging events. Have you done anything like this either at Wesleyan or elsewhere?
7) Is there anything else you would like to add?

Members of ADAPT write in with an explanation of the wall that has been constructed outside of Usdan. I’d like to add that in the past few days the wall has received some damage, most likely from those who don’t understand, or don’t want to understand, what the purpose of the wall is. As with any political statement, there are those who will agree or disagree, and then there are those who will refuse to engage and/or will actively stifle others’ voices. Don’t do that?

From Saturday until Wednesday you may notice a free-standing 9-feet-tall wall in the Usdan courtyard. As members of Awareness, Dialogue, and Action about Palestine/Israel Today (ADAPT), we intend for this wall to represent the very real Israeli West Bank separation barrier. This barrier has devastated Palestinian life in a number of ways, including the seizure of Palestinian land for its construction, the blockage of Palestinian access to vital health and medical services, and the restriction of movement that has made it extremely difficult for Palestinians to sustain themselves economically. Much of the controversy over the wall stems from the fact that a great deal of the 640km (400-mile) barrier, started in 2002, is being built on territory Israel occupied in 1967, rather than along the internationally recognized boundary between Israel and the West Bank (BBC).

You may also notice that the wall will be mostly blank, in contrast to the actual separation barrier, which is covered in artwork and graffiti done by Palestinians and international activists. We invite everyone to come and paint whatever they want on this wall. We will have supplies and spray paint available.  There is no restriction as to the views that may be expressed on the wall (except for obscene material). Please only join us in painting it during the stated times- lunchtime Sunday to Wednesday– as we intend for this to be an opportunity for tangible dialogue on an issue that many on campus are afraid to talk about.

Never rely on ego-tripping boy-band/indie rock hybrids as a form of sibling antagonism.

Turns out MGMT were not that enthusiastic about playing Yale’s spring fling. I don’t blame them, but they’re still losing me ground in my ongoing battle of irrelevant proportions with my sister.

You may know that there are S’mores at Usdan tonight. But what you may not know is that Buru Style is playing a fairly impromptu show while people are eating s’mores.

Regardless, what you SHOULD know is that Buru is playing Saturday night, as part of Musical Shark Attack at Beckham. This will NOT be impromptu, but rather the fun will be completely scripted. Brian Papish ’10 will be distributing his homemade comics.

…You shouldn’t drive with your cell phone, but you should DONATE your cell phone to a cell phone drive…

Upgrading to the latest 5G cell phone and don’t know what to do with our unused 2, 3 and 4Gs? The office of Community Service is running a cell phone drive, with proceeds going to local domestic violence services. Recycling for a good cause!

Please donate cell phones that you no longer use by dropping them in marked boxes in North College Lobby, Usdan Info Desk, Science Center Lobby, or Olin Lobby.

Questions? Email sshor@wesleyan.edu or

Call the Office of Community Service at x2851